certify meaning
MeaningMobile
- Verb: certify 'surtu`fI
- Provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behaviour, attitude, or external attributes
- attest, manifest, demonstrate, evidence - Guarantee payment on; of checks
- Authorize officially
- license, licence [Brit, Cdn] - Guarantee as meeting a certain standard
"certified grade AAA meat"
- endorse, indorse - Declare legally insane
Derived forms: certified, certifies, certifying
See also: certifiable, certificate, certification, certificatory
Type of: adjudge, authorise [Brit], authorize, bear witness, clear, declare, evidence, guarantee, hold, pass, prove, secure, show, testify, warrant
Antonym: decertify
Encyclopedia: Certify
- Provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behaviour, attitude, or external attributes
[Business]
AmE / verb [+ obj] (certifies, certifying, certified, certified)1 (usually be certified)
to give sth an official document proving that it has reached a particular standard of quality:
All our products are certified 100% organic.
2 (usually be certified)
to give sb an official document proving that they are qualified to do a particular job:
She's certified to work on jet engines.
a certified consultant/accountant
3
to state officially, especially in writing, that sth is true:
The accounts were certified (as) correct by the finance department.
We need somebody to certify that this is his signature.
[Medicine]
vb-fied; -fy·ing vt
1 : to attest authoritatively; esp : to attest officially to the insanity of
2 : to designate as having met the requirements to practice medicine or a particular medical specialty
¦ vi : to attest by a certificate five year program leading to examination by the American Board which certifies in that specialty —Bull. of Meharry Med. Coll. — cer·ti·fi·able adj — cer·ti·fi·ably adv
Examples
- I can certify to her honesty.
- This is to certify that the bearer, mr. a is an acquaintance of mine.
- Veterinarians are frequently asked to certify the fertility of male breeding stock.
- I we certify that the above information is correct
- Could you show me something to certify your age
- I certify this as a true copy of his letter
- This diploma certify that you have completed high school
- This diploma certifies that you have completed high school
- 5 i certify that the above information is true and complete
- I certify that the above information is true and correct
Other Languages
- "certify" meaning in Chinese: vt. (-fied; -fying)1.(以保证书或许可证)证明。2.〔英国〕证明…有精神病。3.〔美国〕(银行...
- "certify" meaning in Japanese: certify v. 証明する; 保証する. 【副詞1】 ◆I hereby certify that…. ここに…...
- "certify" meaning in Russian: 1) удостоверять, заверять, подтверждать; Ex: this is to ce...
- "certify" meaning in French: v. certifier, déclarer, attester; déclarer comme étant a...